TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED Roald Dahl (1979-80); DVD
Twisted/Black Comedy/Unexpected/Macabre DVD; Used (Various DVD episodes available - Price per each DVD)
Sinister and with a touch of the macabre Tales of the Unexpected holds, at its heart, a core of black humour that makes each story both compelling and surprising, with a twist in each tale that delighted audiences throughout the country. Although Roald Dahl is best known for his children's books, his most famous and sinister adult creation was Tales of the Unexpected. Sometimes gory, but always surprising, the stories all have a twist to entertain and, more often than not, shock the viewer. Adapting works from Dahl himself, this highly acclaimed series ran for an impressive nine years from its first transmission on ITV in 1979. Its iconic title sequence and haunting theme tune (from prolific TV composer Ron Grainer) ensured that Tales of the Unexpected was memorable viewing. *We have a number of DVD's containing multiple episodes each. Contact for details.
BANNED IN AMERICA Volume 6 (Brain Damage Films); DVD
Gore/Violent/Underground/Shockumentary Rare! DVD, New
What if I were to tell you that none of it compares to the horrors of real life footage and the impact of horror it can leave in your mind. The “Banned in America” DVD's are just that brand of stomach churning reality that no-one should see. Some of the most sickening dark moments caught on tape that truly will never appear on broadcast. “Banned in America” is the real McCoy. No re-enactments, just cold , brutal moments caught on tapes presented in full uncensored style. The level of realism is heightened simply because it is what you see. It’s humanity at its worst darkly horrifying and gruesomely real. You can’t look at it, and yet can’t turn away.
RECTUMA (2003); DVD
B-Grade/Comedy/Surreal/Schlock DVD, Used
Waldo Williams is raped in the ass by a Mexican butt-humping bullfrog while on vacation with his bitchy, unfaithful wife Valveeta. His prostate infected by the frog's goo, Waldo seeks help from proctologist, Doctor Coldstone, who refers him to Doctor Wansamsaki, a scientist who has been developing a radical cure that involves the insertion of a radioactive rod up the rectum. Unfortunately, Wansamsaki's ass-obsessed assistant Wanger botches the procedure causing Waldo's butt to slowly mutate, eventually turning into a Godzilla-sized radioactive rear that goes on a rampage. True story......
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI Life is Pain; DVD
Skate/Tattoo/BMX/Surf/Shock/Documentary DVD, Used
The most challenging programme on why youth culture pushes the limits… Labelled a ‘shockumentary’ by the establishment, this is a video about raw physical experience, surfing, skating, dirtbiking, bmx, snowboarding - and about body piercing and modification. It’s also about what happens when you wipe out - when you repair the damage yourself. With Shaun Palmer, Christian Fletcher, Jeff Emig, Jason Jesse and more....
Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain (1983) Nick Zedd; DVD
Cinema of Transgression/Nick Zedd/B-grade/Richard Hell/Cult DVD, New (RARE!!)
Nick Zedd is the King of NYC's post punk 'Cinema of Transgression' school of film making. If you don't agree, watch 'Geek Maggot Bingo' or the classic 'They eat scum'. The set is beyond cheap, all the phones are made of paper, even a wall phone is a paper cut-out, windows are badly drawn or painted, pictures look like they were done with crayon. This is all part of the brilliance of this Z-grade classic from one of the architects of the genre (along with Richard Kern, Lydia Lunch, etc..). This is a must see for all transgressive cinema buffs! Another Nick Zedd classic cult movie..... DVD contains 3 extra films - Rare as rockinghorse shit!!
DARK STAR John Carpenter (1974); DVD
Cult/Sci-Fi/B-grade/Psychedelic/Comedy DVD, New
Three guys in space (plus their cryogenically-frozen "dead" commander) are tasked with destroying unstable planets so that the star systems they're in can be safely colonized. Disaster strikes at the end of the film, but for the two "survivors," it doesn't mean much. In fact, the outcome seems like a pretty good thing to both of them! Along the way they must contend with an asteroid storm, a malfunctioning laser, a beach-ball Alien, and a malfunctioning bomb that enjoys phenomenological discourse and eventually concludes that it is God. Pack me another pipe and let's watch it again.......
COLD BLONDED MURDERS / IRISH WHISKY Double Feature; DVD
Canada/Horror/Short Film/Double feature/Slasher/Splatter/B-grade DVD; New
Chad and Abby have a new sexy neighbor. Unlucky for some, she is as deadly as she is lovely! Two short films from Canada totaling around 40 minutes. Rare independent release.
WINTERBEAST (Special Edition); DVD
(2008) B-grade/Horror/Claymation/Gore DVD, New
What an incredibly super B movie. Acting is bad, plot is paper thin, but... coupled with powerful hallucinatory imagery, some of which is truly disturbing, Winterbeast an absolutely unique viewing experience. The clay-animated monsters remind one of Art Clokey on a bad acid trip; they remain cute and likable as they graphically tear their victims to pieces. One sequence featuring a marvelous actor, Bob Harlow, wearing a clown mask and prancing about a dead body to an ancient recording of a childrens song, is as creepy as anything you'll ever see on film. "Winterbeast' is no-budget filmaking at its finest. If you are into strange,low budget, almost art movie horror, this is the unholy grail.
VIDEO NASTIES (Basket Case / Last House On The Left / Maniac); 3 x DVD set
Horror/Slasher/Video Nasties/Splatter/Cult 3 x DVD set, Used
Basket Case (1982) - Siamese twins seek gory revenge against the doctors who surgically separated them! One brother, carried by his sibling in a basket, has an appetite for hamburgers and hookers, as the pair scan a seedy motel for lowlife prey. Last House on the Left (1972) - Four escaped cons kidnap, rape, torture and finally brutally murder a pair of teenage girls, until the girls parents discover their crime and plot violent retribution. Maniac (1981) - A psycho killer with a mother fixation prowls the seedy streets of New York stalking, slaughtering and scalping innocent young women.
TOXIE'S TRIPLE TERROR Volume 3; 3 x DVD Box set
Cult/Trash/B-grade/Horror/Troma/Schlock 3 x DVD Box Set, Used
This triple feature includes a trio of low-budget efforts from the vaults of Troma Films. In CROAKED: FROG MONSTER FROM HELL, a giant killer frog guards a fortune in gold sunken beneath the murky depths of Shadow Lake. In HORROR OF THE HUNGRY HUMONGOUS HUNGAN, a Frankenstein-esque monster created by a mad doctor terrorizes an unfortunate group of teenagers out on a weekend camping trip. And in VIDEO DEMONS DO PSYCHOTOWN, students on a film school project become haunted by murderous nightmares spawned by their own moviemaking.
ZU WARRIORS From the Magic Mountain (1983); DVD
Kung Fu/Asian/Surreal/Fantasy DVD, Used (Special Collectors Edition)
This film illustrates the major difference between Western and Eastern fantasy films. A western version of this same film would attempt for some level of realism, some element of grittiness and angst. This film ignores realism entirely. Hey, its a fantasy already! Swordsman and monks float and dive in aerial battle, an old man's eyebrows are deadly weapons, whole armies of guys in brightly colored uniforms run about attacking each other for very poorly explained reasons, and blue eyed jawa clones swoop about the inside of evil temples. Although the ending is almost unintelligible, the first hour of the film is just one cool scene after another. The editing of this film would certainly make an epileptic have a seizure, but after five minutes you stop caring about the plot and dialogue and just start enjoying the wacky surreal action. I wish I could see this one on the big screen. Sheer brilliance.......
DESPERATE LIVING John Waters (1977); DVD
Trash/Cult/John Waters/Comedy DVD; Used (Unrated - Adults Only)
John Waters can do no wrong, particularly in the era of his "trash trilogy" which began in 1972 with PINK FLAMINGOS and ended with this "political film" from Waters in which bitch lesbians overthrow the tyrannical rule of Mortville's sadistic Queen Carlotta. The more Waters' early assaults on good taste have become absorbed into mainstream entertainment, the better and more shocking his films look for it. When DESPERATE LIVING stood alone, one hardly knew what to make of it. Now that every lesser talent in show-biz is trying to finance a swimming pool by imitating the Waters touch, it's easy to see, and appreciate, who the innovator and true original is. When Waters made this movie, he was a pariah with nothing to lose...he knew better, but still didn't care. Thus, there's an intoxicating power and thrift-shop integrity to DESPERATE LIVING that none of the Johnny-come-latelies can approach, now that "bad taste" is boxoffice, and safe as milk. If you're gonna wallow in slime, then accept no substitutes, folks: demand DESPERATE LIVING
